Otter Hole

Passaic County, New Jersey

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Passaic County, New Jersey
Access status: Cascades beside a state forest parking lot
The walk: Very short walk from the lot; distance not stated
Ground & access: Rock crossing and a short scramble down over rocks. Slippery when wet, and the crossing can be hard in high water.

njHiking.com: Torne Mountain and Osio Rock (Otter Hole parking)

Otter Hole is a set of cascades in Norvin Green State Forest beside the Otter Hole parking lot. The trail next to the lot crosses the top of the cascades on a jumble of rocks. Do not cross; instead climb down beside the rocks to view the cascades below. The same crossing leads on to the RED Wyanokie Circle Loop toward Chikahoki Falls.

Plan your visit

Otter Hole parking lot on Glenwild Avenue, short trail from the lot to the rock crossing at the top of Otter Hole

njHiking says the trail next to the Otter Hole lot crosses the Otter Hole cascades, so the cascades are at the edge of the lot. No distance is given.

Rock crossing and a short scramble down over rocks. Slippery when wet, and the crossing can be hard in high water.

Where to start

Norvin Green State Forest Otter Hole Parking Lot, 582 Glenwild Ave, Bloomingdale. A sign gives hours of 8 am to 8 pm. The lot often fills; do not park along the road, where tickets are issued. A second lot is a little further down the road.

Timing & water

Best after heavy rain; flow is low in dry spells.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Passaic County, New Jersey.

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